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Sharing Jesus' love through film
In 1988, GFA helped send out 100 mobile film teams. Dr. K.P. Yohannan dreamed of showing movies about Jesus in remote places, knowing that film is a powerful way to share the love of Christ. Equipped with a rugged vehicle specially designed for Asia's roads, a movie projector, generator, sound system and literature, these mobile teams cover alot of ground in a short amount of time, telling thousands about the love of God.
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A mission adventure
These missionaries and pastors have gathered atop of this mountain to pray, as they do monthly. Most of the missionaries take more than one or two days walk to get there. The national missonaries are trained and equipped to serve effectively, whether their place of ministry is a slum, a remote mountain community, or a village for outcasts. Pray alongside us that they receive the resources needed for ministry.
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Serving as a vital link
GFA launches its Mission Support Team program, which gives people in the West an opportunity to partner with behind-the-scenes missionaries serving in GFA’s home offices. By communicating with GFA supporters in their country and raising resources for the field, the Mission Support Team has provided the field with critical prayer and financial support needed for ministry.
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A Deeper Sacrifice
Debalal was a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was diligent in the Lord’s ministry. He brought many souls to the Kingdom during his long ministerial life. Tragically, he was persecuted and viciously murdered while praying. His beautiful relationship with the Lord and his couragaseness will now live on through his wife and children. In this photo they are praying with a GFA-Supported pastor, keeping their faith in the hardest of times.
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A significant impact
This GFA-supported missionary is lifting this man and woman up in prayer as they prepare to begin a vocational class, which will help women learn the skill of tailoring. National missionaries help to provide income-generating gifts to families living in poverty.
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A difference being made
Here you can see a GFA-supported Sister of Compassion teaching women to read and write during a literacy class. Now these women will be able to provide for their families in ways they couldn’t before by tutoring their children, protecting their families and learning some of life's most basic lessons.
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Strengthening poor communities
Here you can see a wonderful combination of medical professionals, Sisters of Compassions and church volunteers all driven by the love of God to serve the "least of these". They worked diligently to meet the medical needs of people from 14 different villages at this free GFA-supported medical camp.
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A burning desire to help
This Sister of Compassion is seen encouraging and helping some women during registration at a medical camp. She has undergone special training to uniquely serve communities and help in many different areas of need.
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Uniquely serving communities
The Sisters of Compassion seen here are comforting a sad mother. Her son is sick and they plan to pray for him. By their love and care, lives and communities are being impacted with Christ’s love.
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Healing the rejected
GFA-supported Leprosy Ministry is bringing practical help in Jesus' name to the suffering and needy. Patients have found healing, compassion and love, which equips them to live with more hope in the future.
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Health Advocacy
Every week, these Sisters of Compassion and paramedical staff meet with the leprosy patients in this colony and clean, bandage and dress their wounds, as well as properly medicate them.
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Cultivating compassion
This Sister of Compassion is seen here walking an elderly woman with leprosy to get her wounds cleaned and dressed.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
Here you can see GFA's founder and director, K.P. Yohannan, talking and sharing wisdom with a few young boys as he visits the slums.
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Compassion is about giving all the love that you have
Pastor Marty is well respected in the slum where he serves; here he is talking with a fellow slum dwelling neighbor.
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Desperation-filled slums in Asia are growing
As the ministry in the slums are growing, a Bible college graduate has joined Pastor Marty and a fellow GFA-supported missionary to help them bring Christ's love to the suffering.
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A passion to help, through God's love
GFA-supported national workers like Pastor Marty carry a burning desire for their people to know the love of God.Through their prayers, dedication and sacrificial love, thousands of men and women have found new life in Christ. This pastor walks the slums everyday, handing out gospel literature and praying for the sick and needy.
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One child, one teacher, one book, one pencil can change the world
GFA supported Sisters of Compassion are seen here taking turns teaching these children to read and write.
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All for precious people
National missionaries are deeply burdened for their people, and they willingly endure persecution so precious people can see Jesus in all His humanity and, someday, know Him in all His glory.
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Choosing kindness is just as easy as smiling
A caring Sister of Compassion is talking to a leprosy patient who grew emotional when she saw the love and concern they expressed towards her.
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Eagerly welcomed as caregivers, counselors, teachers and friends.
This Sister of Compassion and her team visit this woman and feed her by hand every Wednesday and Thursday. This precious lady is unable to feed herself due to complications from Leprosy.
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Showing love and dignity to the rejected
A Sister of Compassion is talking with a Leprosy survivor. She helps her with chores that she's unable to do because her leg was amputated due to Leprosy.
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Never doubt the power of prayer
These pastors are praying for a church building. The Lord heard their cries and soon after this prayer a church building was built in their village .
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Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.
This pastor grips his Bible firmly, holding what is dear to him, while spending time in prayer.
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An ambassador for the Lord
This pastor is meditating on God's word, as he does every morning for an hour.
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God warms his hands at man's heart when he prays
This pastor is praying for a man in his village. God has used GFA-supported ministry to transform this village!
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Sisters Bringing Compassion
The Sisters of Compassion are counseling and praying for this young widow and her children.
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Training men and women to share Christ's love
These students are eager to learn as they talk with a pastor at a Bible college.
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Their hearts ache for the poor and needy
This widow expresses a noticeable smile while being prayed for and counseled by the Sisters of Compassion.
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"Ask, and it will be given to you…”
Here you can see a GFA-supported missionary giving Nand a hug. Nand wears a grateful smile because through radio, he now has God in his heart.
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Uplifting the lives of slum dwellers
These missionaries who minister in the slums gather once a month at a local pastors house to pray and discuss both the struggles and successes of their ministry.
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Sharing the Gospel, Woman to Woman
This Missionary is sharing the Gospel with a village woman. Her face shows an eagerness to learn.
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Living a devotional ife
National Missionaries have gathered hands to pray together.
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A helpful tool for missionaries
Bicycles given to national workers save them time and energy, enabling them to minister to more people and to visit believers they disciple more often. Other bicycles help break the cycle of poverty by enabling parents to find jobs in more distant places or by making it possible for students to travel to their remote schools.
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Spending time with family
This is a pastor in Asia with his beautiful family. We wonder what their Christmas celebrations looked like this year.
Another man in Asia named Kalman received a small little piglet a few years back, like the ones found in GFA's Christmas Gift Catalog. This one gift enabled Kalman to bless others, too!
Another man in Asia named Kalman received a small little piglet a few years back, like the ones found in GFA's Christmas Gift Catalog. This one gift enabled Kalman to bless others, too!
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Peace: Fourth Week of Advent
“Oh, what great happiness and bliss, what exaltation it is to address oneself to the Eternal Father.”
—St. John of Kronstadt
The theme of the fourth week of advent is Peace.
Though the wait is almost gone—Christmas is almost here!—we can still anticipate Jesus’ Second Coming as we serve Him with all our hearts and lives.
See the last few devotionals of this year's Advent season.
—St. John of Kronstadt
The theme of the fourth week of advent is Peace.
Though the wait is almost gone—Christmas is almost here!—we can still anticipate Jesus’ Second Coming as we serve Him with all our hearts and lives.
See the last few devotionals of this year's Advent season.
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Finding What Floodwaters Can't Steal
This was a time of joy! These men and women were gathered to dedicate this newly-built home to the Lord. It was built for a person who had lost their home due to flooding.
Reena also lost her home during a flood that happened in her village. Though she lost her husband and her home that same day, she now has a reason to smile.
Reena also lost her home during a flood that happened in her village. Though she lost her husband and her home that same day, she now has a reason to smile.
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Disaster Relief Team Moves to Action
A group of men fills many bags of rice to give to families affected by disaster. Learn more about GFA's Compassion Services teams like these and be a part of ministering to people in need.
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Joy in Jesus and the value of Christ
A heart of worship leads us to see the value and beauty of Jesus. Across the ages and cultures, believers cry out: “Worthy is the Lamb!”
Twin teenage brothers couldn't see the value in walking with Jesus. They only found joy in chasing after worldly pleasures. Read their journey of finding Christ again and walking with Him for the first time.
Twin teenage brothers couldn't see the value in walking with Jesus. They only found joy in chasing after worldly pleasures. Read their journey of finding Christ again and walking with Him for the first time.
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Persecuted Christians
This photo was taken during an interview with a lady who shared how her church faced persecution.
Sundar, his mother and his younger brother faced another kind of persecution no family should have to endure—his father was brutally murdered. Sundar could see how his father’s life had touched people, but he just didn’t know his death would do the same.
Sundar, his mother and his younger brother faced another kind of persecution no family should have to endure—his father was brutally murdered. Sundar could see how his father’s life had touched people, but he just didn’t know his death would do the same.
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Praying with our brothers and sisters
Let's remember to join our hearts together with our brothers and sisters on the field and pray for those who have yet to discover Jesus in His love.
Are there any prayer requests (or praise reports!) you have on your heart? Share those with us, and we will take time to pray for you and your needs.
Are there any prayer requests (or praise reports!) you have on your heart? Share those with us, and we will take time to pray for you and your needs.
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Baby Dedication
This husband and wife dedicated their three-month-old baby boy to the Lord. They named him Nathan. In the area where this family lives, it's common to wait until the dedication to name a baby. See how a church like this in Asia (as well as the building!) can be an amazing blessing to believers in a community.
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Learning to Pray
Your prayers move heaven and earth. Don't believe that? Consider Elijah, whose prayers halted rain for more than three years. Or the believers of the early Church, whose prayers released the chains that bound Peter in prison.
These were just simple men, ordinary like you and me—no special formulas were used to yield these results. It was simply their prayers to an awesome God. Why is it then that so often we are hindered from engaging in a consistent life of prayer?
In his free e-book, “Learning to Pray,” Dr. KP Yohannan gives the reminder that God still hears and still does the impossible through the prayers of His people! This e-book could help you in having a stronger prayer life.
These were just simple men, ordinary like you and me—no special formulas were used to yield these results. It was simply their prayers to an awesome God. Why is it then that so often we are hindered from engaging in a consistent life of prayer?
In his free e-book, “Learning to Pray,” Dr. KP Yohannan gives the reminder that God still hears and still does the impossible through the prayers of His people! This e-book could help you in having a stronger prayer life.
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Brothers in Christ
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” —Psalm 133:1
Like these two brothers are good friends, Kaaliya and Baalaark were two friends growing up. Kaaliya attended Bible college and was visiting home when he met his old friend Baalaark. Baalaark burst into tears that day, sharing that, despite his efforts, his family had fallen apart—his parents had gotten a divorce.
“I don’t know what to do,” Baalaark said. “I did my best to make them understand, but it was worthless. I feel embarrassed, and I don’t want to show my face to anyone out of shame. I just want to finish my life.”
Like these two brothers are good friends, Kaaliya and Baalaark were two friends growing up. Kaaliya attended Bible college and was visiting home when he met his old friend Baalaark. Baalaark burst into tears that day, sharing that, despite his efforts, his family had fallen apart—his parents had gotten a divorce.
“I don’t know what to do,” Baalaark said. “I did my best to make them understand, but it was worthless. I feel embarrassed, and I don’t want to show my face to anyone out of shame. I just want to finish my life.”
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Pray for Protection for Missionaries
As missionaries cross rivers, climb mountains or work in slums or among leprosy patients, there is always a need for prayer coverage over their health and protection.
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National Missionaries
The Lord God has consecrated men and women throughout Asia to be His servants in ministering His Word to those who are perishing without having heard His name. These are GFA-supported workers.
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How Can We Pray for You?
These brothers are pouring out their hearts before the Lord in prayer together.
As you spend time in prayer this month, are there any specific requests on your heart you would like prayer for? Share your requests with us, and we will take time to lift you up to the Father.
As you spend time in prayer this month, are there any specific requests on your heart you would like prayer for? Share your requests with us, and we will take time to lift you up to the Father.
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Video: “Talking” Jeep in Nepal
What if Jeeps could talk? This one would have a story to tell!
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Holding the words of Scripture
Pages that contain Bible verses can be a timely encouragement for someone in need. Whether it's one verse or a passage of Scripture, God uses His Word in a powerful way to speak to His people.
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Strength in joy
Though pastors face difficulty and challenge in following the Lord, they still have God's joy in their hearts as they spend quality time with their families.
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God’s Word brings us together
With hot drinks and Bibles, these brothers are seeking to know the Lord as they study. For thousands of years, the people of God have gathered around His Word—and today, it’s the same. From church buildings to living rooms, from seminaries to coffee tables, His precious Word draws us together.
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Jesus' Love vs. Animal Sacrifice
It was a Sunday morning in August when Teesha and her husband headed out on a bicycle. They wheeled through a village that had a church building, and as they rode by, Teesha glanced inside. What she saw caught her eye. Believers clapped their hands and worshiped the Lord with joy. It was here that Teesha’s tiresome journey came to an end.
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Meeting in the upper room
Jesus’ disciples met in the upper room to wait on God’s Spirit and power. In a similar way, these believers are meeting in the upper room of this building to meet with fellow Christians and experience God’s presence through His Spirit.
In their hearts, our brothers and sisters are grateful for the places they have to gather for worship. But for many congregations, they don't have a church building to meet together in. Though the lack of a building may seem somewhat insignificant, in reality, not having a physical building can be major obstacle to the growth of a church family in Asia.
In their hearts, our brothers and sisters are grateful for the places they have to gather for worship. But for many congregations, they don't have a church building to meet together in. Though the lack of a building may seem somewhat insignificant, in reality, not having a physical building can be major obstacle to the growth of a church family in Asia.
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Studying God's Word
“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
—2 Timothy 2:15
GFA-supported missionaries spend time studying God's word to equip them for ministry.
—2 Timothy 2:15
GFA-supported missionaries spend time studying God's word to equip them for ministry.
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Worship in spirit and truth
“The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.”
—John 4:23
Pray for missionaries like him to truly worship God in spirit and in truth.
—John 4:23
Pray for missionaries like him to truly worship God in spirit and in truth.
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National Missionaries
Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries are hand-picked and trained to minister the love of Christ in Asia. Thousands of new fellowships have started as a result. You can support the work of national missions and enable villages to experience Christ and all He has done for them.
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Reading God's Word
Like this follower of Jesus, national missionaries take time to read God's Word and be in God's presence. Pray for national missionaries as they serve on the mission field.
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Words
They can build you up
They can tear you down
They contain the power of life and death.
Words.
These words in the booklet
These words speak life
These words tell a story that could rewrite her story.
She takes the booklet.
Many more wait
Many can't hope
Many don't know the words these pages contain.
But they want it.
You can build them up.
You can tell a story.
You can share life to someone who's desperately searching.
So share it.
Give them life.
Give them hope.
Give a little booklet—a piece of literature—so they can hear:
He is the Word.
They can tear you down
They contain the power of life and death.
Words.
These words in the booklet
These words speak life
These words tell a story that could rewrite her story.
She takes the booklet.
Many more wait
Many can't hope
Many don't know the words these pages contain.
But they want it.
You can build them up.
You can tell a story.
You can share life to someone who's desperately searching.
So share it.
Give them life.
Give them hope.
Give a little booklet—a piece of literature—so they can hear:
He is the Word.
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Words of life
A piece of literature carries words of life that can bring powerful transformation to those who recieve them. A piece of literature costs less than a penny, yet it can help change someone's whole life.
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September Prayer Focus: National Missionaries
Poverty lifters, friends of the friendless, bringers of peace—these are national missionaries. With hearts willing and ready to serve the precious people Jesus died for, missionaries face opposition, joys and heartache while living in surrender to the Lord. Let's be praying for these men and women as they serve Jesus in ministry on the field.
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A beautiful missionary family
This is a GFA-supported pastor with his family. These pastors not only take care of their congregation, but they also lead and serve their wife and and children. Read a story about the impact this pastor's life—and death—had on his wife and children.
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A husband-and-wife team
This is a GFA-supported missionary and his wife. A husband and wife that serve together can be used by God for a very significant impact on the mission field. See the national missionaries on our website and be a part of helping them in their ministry.
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Traveling missionaries
GFA-supported missionaries travel far to serve communities. Many people are excited to invite these missionaries in their villages to watch a film. After the movie, people come to ask for prayer and are grateful to receive encouragement. Find out more about these "traveling missionaries" and learn about their mobile ministries.
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The Purpose of a Church Building
Believers gather in buildings of all kinds. As a church grows, a church building provides a place where they meet together, hear the word of God, fellowship with one another, pray and bring glory to God their Father. Learn more about the impact a church building can make in Asia.
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Eight Years of Praying for a Church Building
After eight years of prayer, this church in Nepal built a place of worship in their community. But three years later, the church building was destroyed during the devastating earthquakes in 2015. Watch God’s faithfulness to provide for the needs of His Church—and see how he used a couple in Canada to do just that.
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It's the little things...
This Sister of Compassion is cleaning rice to help a woman in need. Sometimes serving Jesus doesn't look like a great risk or dramatic trip—sometimes it looks like loving the people around you. Learn more about Sisters of Compassion here.
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Imagine going to a women's literacy class in Asia...
You sit on hard ground squeezed between two ladies on a hot day. You wipe sweat from your forehead, swat at a fly buzzing in your face and bump against the two ladies next to you. But you forget all that when the ladies start smiling and laughing and learning how to read for the first time. The teacher is so engaging and makes learning simple reading skills fun.
Weeks and months go by before these ladies will really grasp these reading and math skills the classes provide. But when the women really get it, the skills they learn can really help them in many areas of life. It can even help equip Christian women to read the Bible for themselves! Help women like these learn to read.
Weeks and months go by before these ladies will really grasp these reading and math skills the classes provide. But when the women really get it, the skills they learn can really help them in many areas of life. It can even help equip Christian women to read the Bible for themselves! Help women like these learn to read.
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Like the book of Acts
The staff at GFA have been reading through the book of Acts together. All across the book we see how the Peter, Paul, Barnabas and the other apostles would travel long distances, often on foot to go the places where God was calling them to go. GFA-supported missionaries, motivated by obedience and love, travel many miles to serve the needy and bringing a message of hope and deliverance everywhere they go. Learn more about these missionaries.
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Sweeping the streets with love
Their lives look simple. Sisters of Compassion will sweep the streets, help feed the hungry, and cut people's hair and fingernails, all the while speaking encouragement to people along the way. But these seemingly small tasks can deeply impact a family who is ignored by the rest of society. Families see Jesus in these women missionaries.
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Worship, connect, remain
Staying connected to the Vine, women make worship a lifestyle in Women's Fellowships in Asia. Please pray for these women's groups to have unity and to remain in God's unending love.
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A dangerous route, a beautiful journey
GFA-supported missionaries travel long distances to serve people in need and to strengthen local churches in remote areas.
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Happy Father's Day!
Like many fathers who are pastors in Asia, Pastor Kantilal desires to bless his children and encourage them in Christ.
However, Kantilal did not receive this same love from his father. When he decided to follow Jesus to Bible college, Kantilal's father beat him and wanted nothing to do with him.
However, Kantilal did not receive this same love from his father. When he decided to follow Jesus to Bible college, Kantilal's father beat him and wanted nothing to do with him.
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Joy is contagious!
This pastor loves to play with his children. The unity and joy of believers and their families in Asia is a true reflection of the heart of Jesus. In this devotional, K.P. Yohannan writes about the happiness and joy in the character of God.
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Prayer, faith and rejoicing
Whenever people have need for prayer, missionaries are open to listen and take time to pray, like how this brother here is praying for his friend. And as God gives grace and fills hearts with faith, missionaries see people find healing and rejoice in the power of Jesus.
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Counting it all joy
It's true. Though national missionaries face many struggles and discouragements, they have joy in knowing and following Jesus.
"My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." —James 1:2–3
"My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." —James 1:2–3
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Answering God's call
Like these men, many have already sought the Lord and answered His call to attend Bible college. As they continue following God after graduation, pray these national missionaries will have discernment for where God would guide them for ministry.
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The impact of a women's mobile team
These women may travel over a hundred miles a day to visit villages that are much too far away for pastors to travel to. By showing films, talking and praying for people, this women's mobile team can greaty impact pastors' ministries.
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Reading the Word
This pastor and his wife spend time reading God's Word together everyday and pray together for their ministry. Please pray they will be nourished by His Word and draw closer to God during these times.
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Ministering in the mountains
Warm jackets are essential for missionaries who are ministering to people living in the northern regions or in the mountains.
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A heavy generator
A heavy generator like the one these two women are carrying is what film teams use to power their projectors to show films. This is especially useful in areas where there is no electricity available.
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Their primary means of transportation
These missionaries aren't enjoying a morning bike ride before they begin their day. Bicycles are what most missionaries in Asia use as their primary means of transportation.
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A useful tool for ministry
Laterns are mostly useful for missionaries when their traveling during the night. But they can also be used to light up a room full of believers gathering for worship!
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It's time to show a film!
When it's morningtime here in the West, it's nighttime over in Asia, and film teams are getting ready to show a movie on the life of Jesus.
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2,000 bikes for people in Asia!
We've started a campaign to provide 2,000 bikes for those in need in Asia! Many missionaries in Asia may have only their own two feet as their means of transportation, so bikes help them go farther and faster to visit more communities.
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Hungry to know the Lord more
This month we're praying for Bible college students in Asia. These students are hungry to know the Lord more and are giving up much to follow God's call to Bible college. They need God's help to mature in their faith, and they are praying for God's guidance after their training. Please pray for them, and see more requests we're praying for this month.
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Their only means of transportation
Many times, a missionary only has one mode of transportation: walking. It makes it hard for him to visit villages that are hours away by foot. But a bicycle can help him travel much longer distances and greatly impact his ministry!
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Just a piece of paper
The sacrifice Jesus has made for us is beyond our understanding, yet His great mercy can be explained on just a piece of paper.
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Burdened for his people
Every day, Pastor Danil sees people in his society stuck in poverty, illiterate and indulging in harmful activities. He loves the people in his village, and his heart aches for those around him who are broken. So he prays. He fasts. He waits on God. And God moves.
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Their only source of light
When missionaries visit remote villages, their only source of light may be the lanterns they've brought with them.
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We'd like to pray for you
Is there anything you would like prayer for? We'd like to take time to pray for you during our staff prayer meeting tomorrow night. Also, on our website, you can see several requests we've been praying for these past few weeks. Please join us in praying for these things!
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On the road again . . .
It's a new day, and film teams all over Asia are traveling down dirt roads, through jungles and up treacherous mountains in order to minister to people longing for peace.
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No more hours of walking
Daily journeys that once took hours of walking have become just a short bike ride for missionaries like this one, enabling brothers and sisters to go farther in their ministries.
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Joy in serving
Walking with Jesus and answering His call on our lives is such a joy for us as His children. And through women missionaries like this one, God is revealing His Son to more and more women in Asia.
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Visiting a man with leprosy
Every day, Pastor Jiva (pictured) visits the leprosy colony to encourage and pray for the families there.
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World Leprosy Day
Today is World Leprosy Day! Though thousands still suffer from leprosy worldwide, many are finding hope and healing in Jesus. Praise God!
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Ministering to the same leprosy colony she grew up in
Bahula (pictured) grew up in a leprosy colony, but she never had compassion on the people there until she came to know Jesus personally.
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Reaching Friends Ministry
Pastor Jiva (pictured) helped start leprosy ministry in his area. Though it started small, "Reaching Friends Ministry" soon became one of the largest ministries they do in that region.
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Pray as they walk with the Lord
It is crucial that these women serving the Lord will stay close to Jesus, both in their ministry and in their personal lives. Just as you would pray for your walk with the Lord to deepen and grow more meaningful, let's pray for these precious sisters to maintain their walks with God and to draw closer to Him day by day.
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The Compassion of Christ
True compassion moved Jesus to action, moving Him to help the crowds of people who were "like sheep, having no shepherd" (see Matthew 9:36). And it is Jesus' love that guides these Sisters of Compassion to do the same.
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Praying and waiting
These two women missionaries are praying earnestly to the Lord before they minister to the people around them. The need is great, but God is greater. So they pray, they wait, and they will see God move.
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Serving with the joy of the Lord
Teaching practical skills to help women make a living is just one of the many things Sisters of Compassion do as they serve their communities. In all they do, these sisters carry in their hearts the joy of the Lord.
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Small things that have a big impact
A smile, an encouraging word, or a piece of literature—these small things can have a huge impact on a woman in Asia. Praise God for these women missionaries displaying God's heart in simple ways.
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She lost her husband to a tiger attack
The Sisters of Compassion here are praying for this widow who lost her husband to a tiger attack. Sisters of Compassion often meet people who are desperate for hope and encouragement. Please pray for these sisters as they follow Jesus and minister to those around them.
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Living as Christ would
Hearts full of compassion for those in poverty, these specialized women missionaries are living as Christ would live. They are doing this by demonstrating love to people who are most looked down on, bringing the light and joy of Jesus Himself.
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The blessing of a woman missionary
A piece of literature, an encouraging word, a smile, and someone who is willing to listen—these are small things that can really impact a woman in Asia and lift up her spirits.
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Specially-trained women missionaries
Sisters of Compassion are specially-trained women missionaries serving Jesus by doing what most would call "unpleasant tasks"—such as cleaning peoples' homes or doctoring leprosy patients' wounds—in order to show compassion to families and communities who are looked down on by most society.
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The Life of Pastor Kantilal
Pastor Kantilal's life has not been an easy road. But in this 3-part series of Kantilal's testimony, you'll see how God turned this discouraged father into a man of prayer—and the miracles God has done as a result.
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An awesome Christmas gift
Who doesn't want a car for Christmas? These missionaries are especially grateful for their heavy-duty vehicle, though, because it enables them to better share the Good News of Christmas!
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Reading about who God is
The Gospel tract in his hands gives this boy the opportunity to read what God did for him—over and over again! However, if he is unable to read, he may find someone to read it for him, or pass it along to someone else to have.
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Warm clothes for ministry
When we think of tools for telling people about God’s gift of His Son, sweaters, jackets and scarves are not normally the first items that come to mind. But those who serve in frigid mountain regions or chilly plains know firsthand how valuable and necessary winter clothing is for their ministry.
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The joy of serving Christ
Though these women work hard to serve Jesus in film ministry, they laugh together and are like family. The love they have for one another and for those they minister to can only come from Jesus dwelling in their hearts through faith.
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Asking film teams for prayer
Villagers often ask film teams to pray for their family problems, or they ask questions about the God whom they have not heard of before. Please ask the Lord to enable film teams to relate with and minister to each person they speak with, and ask Him to guide their conversations.
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Taking time to stop and pray
If they notice someone is struggling, discouraged or in need, women missionaries will take time to stop and pray with those who ask. And as they are able, missionaries will also help meet a family's need, too.
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They gather to watch their first film
Crowds gather to watch the film depicting Jesus’ life. This is probably the first film these people have ever seen before. How special is it—their first movie they watch isn’t just entertaining, but also displays Christ and the eternal hope He offers!
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The Elimination of Violence Against Women
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Please pray God will heal the pain and suffering of women in Asia through the love of Jesus Christ poured out in their hearts.
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Pray for love and unity
The members of a film team are together all day, every day. They strive for love and unity, yet it can be challenging at times with differences in personality, upbringing and habits. Please pray they will have good fellowship and love one another well.
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Pastor Kantilal's testimony
When Kantilal was only a boy, he got a headache. The headache grew in severity, and it wouldn’t go away. His parents prayed to their gods and brought him to witch doctors for healing. But his suffering wasn’t only physical—he started to lose his mind.
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Encouragement in the cold
With his nice winter coat, he's able to go out when it's freezing outside and encourage families and individuals with Christ's love. Without winter clothing, sometimes missionaries aren't able to leave their homes because it's so cold.
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Penni honestly shares her struggles
“Being young, when that man humiliated us before people and opposed me, I was so hurt,” Penni tells us honestly. “But when I read God’s Word, it says, ‘He who rejects you rejects Me.’ It encouraged me a lot. When people were against me, it made me closer to God. I faced a lot of opposition, but God was with me always.”
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Pray for safety for film teams
Film ministry is very effective, but it comes at a price—and sometimes that price is high. Film teams often face verbal and physical abuse when they encounter villagers who do not want to hear about Christ’s love.
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Something to smile about!
Winter coats like the one this young man has enables students in Bible college to get good sleep at night and concentrate on their studies.
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A day in the life of a film team...
These women missionaries cook and cry and laugh together—and are deeply burdened for their people. Day after day they climb mountains together, show films and endure persecution so precious people can know Jesus.
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Giving up all for Christ
Missionaries know when they follow Christ, they are giving up all. Though they may be ostracized by their families or threatened, they still remain close to Jesus no matter what.
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Join us in prayer
Recently, GFA’s staff has been praying for leprosy ministry, Women’s Fellowships and literacy classes. Would you join us in praying for these areas of ministry? See these prayer requests, and share your prayer needs on our website. We'll take time to pray for you, too.
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Even when it snows
Because these missionaries were given winter clothing, they can take the journey to visit villages nearby to encourage and pray with those they meet—even when it snows.
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Thankful for his winter coat
National missionaries are so thankful for the winter coats and other warm clothes they are given. Without winter clothing, sometimes missionaries aren't able to leave their homes to bless others in their villages.
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What's in her hands...
This woman sells produce in her village, and she now has a piece of Gospel literature in her hands. Like her, many individuals in Asia may not have experienced the peace these booklets talk about.
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Not your typical family vehicle...
The only means of transportation for this pastor and his family (other than by foot) may just be this motorcycle. In this photo, this pastor is traveling to visit and encourage various believers and families who were affected by a tsunami.
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Jesus shining through
Jesus is shining through leaders of Women's Fellowships, embracing hurting women with His grace and love, giving them strength to face every challenge in their lives and encouraging them with His gentle touch.
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Friends for life
When a national missionary answers God's call to follow Jesus, he pours out his life to encourage and bless others around him. And sometimes, the brothers he meets along the way will become friends for life.
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Hidden in their hearts
"Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You." —Psalm 119:11
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Support through hard times
Ladies in Women’s Fellowship can relate to many of the struggles faced by the women in their communities, and they are ready to support women through times of hardship and point them to Christ.
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Connecting with God
Delivered out of years of feeling empty and hopeless, many women in Asia are embracing our Savior's love and connecting with God in a deeply intimate way.
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Preparing relief packets
This team is working hard to bring relief to families in Asia after a natural disaster struck. Each one of these bags has 10kg of rice, along with additional food, cooking supplies and soap.
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Love for those rejected by society
By providing treatment and practical help for leprosy patients, Compassion Services workers show that Jesus loves and accepts all—even those rejected by society and disfigured by disease.
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A heart to encourage
Women missionaries across Asia have a heart to encourage other ladies they meet and are open to listen when women share their struggles. The words of hope written on small booklets help bring comfort to women in need.
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Ministering where he grew up
As a child, Pastor Marty often dug through garbage to fill his empty stomach. Now he is living in the same slum he grew up in, ministering to people who are going through the same struggles he went through.
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Encountering God's heart
In her culture, she may be considered an outcast because she suffers from leprosy. But in God's eyes, she is precious and special. Women and men like her who suffer from this disease are encountering God in their hearts and are finding healing in His arms.
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Send me, Lord
"I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: 'Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?' Then I said, 'Here am I! Send me.'" —Isaiah 6:8
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Experiencing freedom
God shows His heart to the men and women of Asia through the prayers of His people. Through national missionaries, people are experiencing freedom from addictions and are enabled by His Spirit to love others.
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Showing His love through women
God is using women missionaries to show His love to many families in Asia. Please pray God will call may more women to serve in their communities.
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Half a penny can change a life!
How is it possible for half a penny to change someone's life? It only takes $1 to provide a missionary with 200 Gospel tracts!
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The One who formed her...
The beauty in her smile comes from the One who saw her before she was born and formed her in her mother's womb (see Psalm 139:13-15).
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Pray for Missionaries' Wives
Missionaries' wives often serve alongside their husbands, supporting them in their ministries and leading church activities for women and children.
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Seeking God in prayer
The deep love Sisters of Compassion have for those who are hurting and in poverty drives them to seek God in prayer. His Spirit enables them to love others and meet the practical needs of desperate families.
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Carrying God's message of hope
Women missionaries are carrying God's message of hope to the women of Asia, and thousands of lives are being transformed as a result.
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Light shining in the darkness
In a place where many have never even heard the name of Jesus, this pastor is being Christ's hands and feet, shining His light in the darkness.
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Broadcasting hope in many languages
Radio programming is currently aired in 110 Asian languages, yet there are hundreds of other languages spoken in Asia. It is very difficult to find qualified broadcasters who speak these less common languages, as well as teams able to assist with correspondence.
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A heart of compassion
With a burden to minister to needy, underprivileged and poor people in their nation, Sisters of Compassion are wholeheartedly committed to loving and serving their communities.
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Demonstrating God's heart
GFA-supported national missionaries and Sisters of Compassion carry Christ's love to the widows of Asia. As they serve these precious ladies, they demonstrate God's heart for women.
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Not left alone
Many widows in South Asia feel alone in the world, abandoned by their families, and left defenseless. By God's grace, through the love and care of these Sisters of Compassion, this widow knows she is not alone.
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Happy Father's Day
Today, on Father's Day, we honor our fathers and celebrate the influence they've had in our lives. What better way to honor our fathers (or father figures) than by praying for them?
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A Bible of their own
Can you imagine living as a Christian without a Bible? That is reality for many people in Asia—just think how precious a copy of God's Word must be to them!
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The story of one mother
Although Malati takes on many responsibilities as a missionary, she still makes time to love and nurture her two sons. She desires that they, too, will one day serve the Lord. "Please pray for my children, that I may help them to grow up in their spiritual walk with the Lord," she says.
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Leading the family in devotions
When Pastor Marty arrives home from his prayer walk every morning, he leads his family in devotions together. They pray, read from the Word and worship in song before the kids head off to school.
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A symbol to the community
More than just a place for the congregation to meet, a church building is a symbol to the community that Christ is worthy of worship!
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Extending hope to fellow women
Throughout South Asia, women missionaries are sharing Christ’s love with other women in ways a man could not. As a result, many women are experiencing the mercy and grace of Jesus.
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An important part of ministry
Discipleship is an important part of national missionaries' ministry in South Asia. As they seek to build up those around them, national missionaries listen, encourage, counsel and pray for other believers.
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Widow Shares Hope with a Fellow Widow
Ratan’s life would be over soon, and his wife, Kuvira, would become a widow. But he knew she wouldn’t be without hope. “I am going to leave this world,” Ratan told his wife. “But after I die, go to the church because no one else will take care of you and our children. Just be with Sister Latha; she will take care of you..."
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A Slum Child's Return
Pastor Marty lives and ministers in the same Asian slum he was born and raised in. "Ever since my childhood, the pain and difficult situations and poverty—all those things . . . were tools in the Lord's hands to make me strong and to trust and [have] faith in Him." —Pastor Marty
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Together in one place
Blessed with the shelter of a physical church building, these believers are able to praise God together in one place.
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His last wish
Malati and her husband had endured much together, and this was his last wish: "After my death, there will be many people—even my relatives from our own house—they will reject you. They will say [unkind] words to you; they will oppose you, but never forget the love of Jesus." It wasn't long before his dying words came true.
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Join in prayer tonight
Our next Friday night streaming prayer meeting is today, April 1st—and that's no joke! Join us at 7:30 p.m., CDT, to meet with our Father God and pray for our world.
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Growing in discipleship
Just like the Apostle Paul mentored Timothy as "a son in the faith", discipleship is an important part of the lives of GFA-supported Bible college students as they study to become missionaries.
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When it's cold
Winter clothing insulates national missionaries who work in cold areas for their challenging labor outside. With the extra warmth, they can work more hours with less pain.
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"They transformed our lives"
“I thank God from the core of my heart for these [women missionaries]. ... We were illiterate, and we did not know how to live; we did not know the importance of education. But when these sisters came to our village . . . they transformed our lives through their service.”—Sajani (pictured)
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A bomb saved his life
A bomb cost Dayshaun his hand and both of his eyes, but it sent him on a journey that eventually landed him at the feet of Jesus. Now, he ministers as a pastor. Though he can't read or write, his daughter reads the Word to him and helps him memorize it.
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Unloved because she wasn't a boy
It wasn’t until a team of women missionaries came to her village that Ruth heard that someone loved her. The news radically changed her life—and the life of every woman she is now able to tell as a GFA-supported missionary.
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When we pray
God’s promise is that when we seek Him, we will find Him, and when we pray to Him, He will hear us. Join us tonight as we open our hearts to listen and to pray to our God for things around the world.
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Churches help believers as they share about Jesus
“Sharing with others about Christ has become very exciting for me and even the believers, because now we do not feel shy to invite people to come and attend our church, and we are bold because of the church building.” —Pastor Madhab
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Light is breaking through
Millions of Asian women face unimaginable pain, misery and degradation, and women missionaries are helping to put an end to it.
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Transporting the entire family
Besides transporting entire missionary families, motorbikes are an effective way to take the Good News of Jesus farther.
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Happy Valentine's Day
"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends." —John 15:12-13
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A place to meet and grow
Church buildings give believers a place to meet and grow as they share God's love every day of the week, and they help facilitate discipleship activities for the believers.
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Dedicated and passionate
These women missionaries are dedicated to following Christ, and are passionate about seeing their people reached.
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Pray for more church buildings
Scores of congregations in South Asia face various struggles because of meeting in a rented room, shed or under a tree. They often pray for many years to receive permanent church buildings.
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Deeply burdened
These women missionaries are deeply burdened for their people. They know the cost and they see hope, so day after day they will gladly climb the mountains, peel leeches off their skin and endure persecution so precious people can know Jesus.
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World Leprosy Day
“It is because of God’s grace that we have the strength, courage and motivation to work among these people, to share with them, to hug them, to love them and to care for them,” says Pastor Jiva, a GFA missionary working among leprosy patients.
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A bicycle would be faster
Walking from place to place, missionaries lose countless hours in travel that could be spent bringing Christ's love to unreached people. Bicycles give that time back to the missionaries.
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They aren't superhuman
The missionaries Gospel for Asia supports aren’t superhuman—they are ordinary men and women who have chosen to obey God’s call on their lives to reach the most unreached. They need our prayers!
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Always prepared
Even when he is traveling on the road, Pastor Nateshwar is always prepared to talk about the grace of Jesus with everyone he meets.
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From heart to heart
Personally sharing the love of Jesus from their hearts, woman missionaries are bringing hope to the women of Asia!
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That you may grow thereby
"Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious." —1 Peter 2:1-3
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The blessing of a bicycle
A missionary’s travel from one village to another doesn't have to be a tremendous burden. With a bicycle, they can visit with and encourage many more people than they could on foot!
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One village at a time
National missionaries have a passion to reach this generation with the love of Christ. They are sacrificing their lives to reach their countrymen—one village at a time!
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A family effort
This missionary and his family play a vital role in reaching those who have never heard with Christ's love.
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Able to go far
"Because of the bicycle, I was able to go to far, distant villages and tea estates and do ministry." —Pastor Dhiraj
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A message of hope and peace
Women missionaries are sharing the message of hope and peace with the hurting women of Asia, that they might know the freedom and love that is found in Christ!
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A gift that changes lives
God's Word brings joy, wisdom and strength for each day, shows us our sin and points us to Jesus, the One who covers our shame. It transforms alcoholics into godly fathers, changes lazy boys into hard workers, gives hope to women suffering from depression and helps sick grandmothers trust that God will make them well again.
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Serving Sacrificially
Pastor Nateshwar loves the people he serves, and he's always willing to help. He donated his time to help build this home for a friend.
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4 days 'til Christmas
GFA-supported missionaries will bundle up with this gift: a winter clothing packet! It comes with a blanket, a jacket, and a sweater, and is given to those who need it—both to missionaries and to people in the community.
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7 days 'til Christmas
What’s black and white and read all over? No, it’s not a newspaper, a blushing skunk, or even a sunburnt penguin. It’s a Bible! Our brothers and sisters in Asia pore over these Scriptures daily, growing in the love of God—a love that empowers them to follow Jesus and love like He does.
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Purchasing Christmas gifts
During the 14 years Pastor Danil has been ministering in his village, he’s been able to provide gifts—Christmas gifts—to meet many people’s needs. Before purchasing any gifts, like sewing machines, he examines the merchandise and bargains with the merchant to make sure he’s getting the best product and the best price.
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A Cold Cross to Carry
Pastor Philip couldn’t stop shivering. He tried to lead the prayer meeting he’d come to the village for, but his body trembled so violently that his stomach began to hurt, and he couldn’t speak.
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Thankful for warm clothing
Committed to sharing the Good News in an especially frigid area of South Asia, Pastor Sahas is thankful that by God's grace, he can travel to hard-to-reach areas. “Without warm clothes and footgear, I would not have been able to reach out to those living in high altitudes… and share about the Lord.”
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All sorts of persecution
The culture Pastor Nateshwar grew up in had no room for a God named Jesus. When he decided to believe in and serve Christ, he faced all sorts of persecution. But his love for Jesus helps him keep loving the people in his community—even those who attack him.
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Gospel Literature: a useful tool
Pamphlets and booklets that clearly explain the Good News are a useful tool for believers and missionaries sharing about Christ.
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Count it a privilege
Nateshwar and his wife count it as a privilege to suffer for Jesus. “I have opposition, which is true,” he says. “But even then, for the glory of God, even if we have to face problems—including my family—we are not bothered. We will face the problems, and we will face them for the glory of God.”
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Finding joy in Christ
Every day, more men and women in Asia are finding joy in Christ because a national missionary told them about Jesus! Praise the Lord for those He is bringing into His Kingdom with the help of faithful sponsors like you.
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Irretrievable
Unlike other resources, time is irretrievable once it's lost. By giving a winter clothing packet, you can equip and enable a missionary to bring the Good News to more people in a shorter amount of time by keeping them warm as they travel.
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Hungry for His Word
Many believers in Asia are first-generation believers who grew up knowing nothing of God's ways, and they're hungry for His Word.
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Joyfully serving
From treating the open wounds of leprosy patients to training others in life-saving hygiene practices to rescuing children from the streets, Sisters of Compassion commit themselves wholeheartedly to their communities.
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Keeping them warm
In more frigid areas of South Asia, everyone is affected by the cold, including Bible college students like this one. The gift of a blanket will be a blessing to the recipient, and will help them stay warm.
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Beyond the next mountain
Equipped with proper winter attire, national missionaries can continue sharing the Good News even in severe weather—no longer will the cold keep them from reaching beyond the next mountain with the love of Christ!
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Preparing for winter and the mission field
With warm winter clothing, these Bible college students in South Asia are able to sleep at night and concentrate on their studies as they receive training for the mission field.
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Even in the cold
Because these missionaries-in-training received coats and jackets, they can go out to share the Good News even when it is cold!
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Sharing His love in the slums
As missionaries like Pastor Marty share the love of Christ in the slums, people are finding new hope and a future!
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Though the mountains be treacherous
Though the mountains be treacherous and the hills be steep, this film team of women missionaries won't stop—for the love of Christ compels them to reach those who have yet to hear!
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Beginning with prayer
As the missionaries on a mobile film team daily pour out their lives, they are in need of refilling. Their corporate and personal times of prayer and seeking the Lord are essential.
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Once-in-a-lifetime experience
In remote Asian villages, watching a movie might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. And for millions who have seen a film on the life of Jesus, it is an experience that changes their lives for all eternity.
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Portable power
How do you show a movie about Jesus in a rural village that doesn't have electricity? You bring your own! A generator allows thousands of people to see and hear why God sent His Son and respond to His love in a personal way.
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Praying over the slums
It is only through the power of prayer that the light of Jesus will shine in every home in the slums of South Asia!
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Uniquely privileged to serve
Donning a uniform of humility, Sisters of Compassion are equipped and uniquely privileged to serve the needy, underprivileged, and poor in such a way that tangibly displays the love of Christ.
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The Team that Changed Everything
Partnering with local churches, mobile teams take every opportunity to share God's love. "When the mobile team came, things changed," Pastor Chaaruchandra says. "Where we used to meet a hundred people, now we are able to meet around a thousand people."
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Able to reach more people
Tough enough to handle the bumps and ruts of a South Asian road, a motorbike enables a missionary to reach many more people with the Good News.
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Ordinary people, serving the Lord
This national missionary and his family are ordinary people who have chosen to obey God’s call on their lives to reach the most unreached. Just like anyone else, they need our prayers!
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The Cost of Sharing Christ
Flip flops squish the mud as raindrops splatter on the tops of trees and the heads of the four young women. For three months out of every year, it is rainy season in the Himalayas, and the GFA film team ladies trek and climb and slip and slide up and down the mountain range.
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Together, we will reach them
With a vehicle, an entire national missionary team can travel to several far-flung villages a day, and can share the Good News with that many more people!
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Ministering to the women of Asia
GFA-supported women missionaries minister in numerous ways, including sharing the Good News, ministering to widows, conducting women’s fellowships and providing literacy training.
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A bicycle could lead to more knowing Christ
Riding a bicycle would help a missionary travel to three times as many villages in a day. Because he or she would be reaching more villages, more people would hear about Christ's love!
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Burdened to reach them
With a burden to reach their own people, national missionaries are listening, praying and reaching out with the love of Christ all across South Asia.
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Enter with praise
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
and His truth endures to all generations.—Psalm 100:4-5
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Eager to learn
Preparing for ministry at Bible colleges, soon-to-be missionaries like these are eager to absorb and learn everything they can.
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One aim
Whether on a bicycle, on a bus or on foot, these women missionaries have one aim—to share the Good News of Christ with women who may never have had the chance to hear before.
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One of the most effective ways
Partnering with a national missionary is one of the most effective ways to reach the lost world with Christ. After graduating from Bible College, each missionary is ready and equipped to share with others a hope that is only found in Christ.
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A Heart Burdened for His People
Pastor Danil has been serving in this village for 14 years. His heart aches seeing the people struggle in poverty, so through the Lord’s guidance, he does what he can to help them.
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Day after day
With a passion to reach villages with the Good News, national missionaries work day after day to bring the message of hope to those who so desperately need to hear.
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Coming to know His love
Through the dedication and commitment of national missionaries in Asia, many precious souls are coming to know the transforming love of Christ!
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Even the church was destroyed
In some villages in Nepal, like this village, every structure was destroyed or is uninhabitable due to the earthquakes, and the local congregation of believers has been left without a permanent place to worship.
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Women reaching women
Through Bible studies, house visits, and the personal ministry of our women missionaries, thousands of women have found hope in Christ! But the need in Asia is great—millions of women have still never heard the Good News.
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Ready hearts
“Here I am, send me!” is the cry of passionate Bible college students in South Asia. God works through their ready hearts—both young and old—to spread the name of Jesus where it’s never been heard before.
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The hands and feet of Jesus
Reaching out to victims of leprosy with the love of Christ, missionaries working in leprosy colonies have the privilege to literally be the hands and feet of Christ.
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'Morally Loose' Women Change a Wife's Character
"When the two women moved into the small town, the people whispered... Because these women didn’t live with any of their elders, the villagers decided they must be morally loose and not worth talking to. No one wanted to... listen to what they had to say—Amrita included."
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Preparing for ministry
The years students spend in Bible college preparing to be missionaries are filled with challenging classes, long days of studying and more than a year of practical ministry experience.
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Focused on one goal
Wherever they go, national missionaries are focused on one thing: sharing the love of Christ with every person they meet.
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Pouring into little lives
After spending months preparing for VBS, these staff members are delighted to joyfully invest in the lives of these precious children.
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Finding strength in the Word
Where do you turn when you are discouraged? The pages of the Bible are full of encouragement for believers, and the Word of God is an essential part of a Christian's growth.
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Faithfully gathering
Even though they have to gather in a temporary structure, this congregation faithfully gathers every week to worship the Lord.
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Future missionaries in training
Many Bible college students in Asia are first-generation believers who start with a limited understanding of God’s Word, but they are driven by a desire to see villages reached with the love of Christ.
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Unlike many
Many people in the rural villages of Nepal make a living from agriculture or farming, and this man is one of them. But unlike many people in his country, he has heard about the love of Christ!
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A burden lifted
With a bicycle, the difficult burden of walking for hours from one village to the next is lifted from a national missionary. Now, he can reach more people with the love of Christ!
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International Women's Day
Today is International Women's Day! As we reflect over the progress made around the world for the rights of women, let us not forget the women of South Asia who still face unimaginable challenges and degradation.
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This is their church
Many of these believers travel for hours to meet for church in a cramped house, making it is difficult for everyone to meet in one place.
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Free after 8 years
Although Pastor Samuel was cleared of false charges in 2010, various delays kept him in prison for a total of 8 years. But these were not wasted years, many prisoners heard the Good News because of him!
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Life-giving words
More than just paper and ink, Gospel tracts contain the life-giving message of Jesus Christ.
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Glad tidings
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'" - Isaiah 52:7
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A Long Journey
It can take many hours to travel to the next village on foot. What if they could instead spend hours in the village building relationships instead of many hours traveling?
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A Burning Passion
Our missionaries have a passion to reach this generation with the love of Christ. Watch this brief video to see a little of the passion that they bring to the hurting world in South Asia.
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Forgotten Islands
Traveling by boat, these brothers bring a message of light into the deep darkness of these hidden waterways. As they build personal relationships with the villagers, God lowers the social barriers that usually exist between outsiders and the islanders.
Watch a video to see how missionaries are reaching these forgotten islands
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There is Hope
The lives of hundreds of thousands of Asian women are being transformed by GFA’s dedicated women missionaries, but millions more still wait.
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Falsely accused
Pastor Roshan endured 18 months in prison, falsely accused and enduring beatings. Like Roshan, many are torn away from their families, imprisoned and martyred.
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Coca-Cola but no Jesus
Gospel for Asia missionaries can walk into a remote village in Asia and find a shop selling Coca-Cola. But often, when they ask someone, "Do you know Jesus?" the response will be, "No, there is no one in this village by that name. But perhaps if you try the next village...
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A perfect solution
Food in different cultures can be hard to get used to. Gospel for Asia Women missionaries live among the community, eating the same food, wearing the same clothes, and sharing the same cultural interests as the women in Asia who desperately need to hear Jesus's name.
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Compelled by Love
Bahula could tell the woman had leprosy; even so she wouldn’t be like the others who looked away and pretended the woman didn’t exist. In Bahula’s heart, this woman was her family.
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Gone Fishing
"Then He said to them, 'Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'” - Matthew 4:19
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A Calculated Mission
Bouncing along dusty Asian roads, Gospel for Asia's mobile teams are on a calculated mission. They know there are villages where people have never heard the name of Jesus, and their hearts yearn to
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A Green Thumb
Most of the Sisters of Compassion work in rural villages where peoples’ livelihood depends on agriculture. By learning how to plant and cultivate things like vegetables the Sisters of Compassion will be able to help many in the field in the days to come.
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Given a New Vision
Although Dayshaun is blind and missing a hand because of a roadside mine in Sri Lanka, he is persevering with his wife and children as he serves his Lord.
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Released after Eight Years
In prison for eight years because of false accusations, Pastor Samuel was used by the Lord to reach the prisoners around him.
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Specially trained
Sisters of Compassion are specially trained women missionaries with a deep burden for showing Christ’s love by physically serving the needy, underprivileged and poor.
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Pray for the teachers
With years of ministry experience and spiritual growth, the teachers are responsible for fully equipping students for ministry, instructing them in Bible study, prayer and practical wisdom.
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The perfect solution
We believe that uplifting the lives of these women is one of the most significant things that can come about to transform families and communities for Christ.
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A captive audience
Pastor Anek and his team of Bible college students had been praying long and hard for the opportunity to share Christ’s love at the jail in their area.
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Sending out laborers
Many Bible college students are first-generation believers who start with a limited understanding of God’s Word, but they are driven by a desire to see villages reached with the love of Christ.
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Want to watch a movie?
Gospel for Asia has provided more than 250 film sets to missionary teams over the years. Each year, tens of thousands are touched by the love of Christ after viewing the film.
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Pray for their families
Many missionaries have families to care for on top of ministry needs, and their spouses and children aren’t immune to the risks involved in ministry work. They encounter sickness, persecution and discouragement as well.
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Make a joyful noise
"I developed an interest in music and tried to learn Gospel songs. Furthermore, I learned to play musical instruments, and I used my ability to glorify the Lord." - Missionary Ijak
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Going Where No One Has Gone
Reaching the most unreached in our generation is the vision God has given to Gospel for Asia. For this to become a reality, we realized years ago that more pioneer missionaries would need to be trained to bring God's love to all the unreached people groups of South Asia.
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What's for dinner?
One day a neighbor brought him some homemade chutney to accompany his dinner, which he gratefully received. Then he discovered, to his inward horror, that the main ingredient was raw caseworm, freshly plucked off the rice stalks in the paddies and chopped into a chunky sort of paste. "The Holy Spirit told me to eat it," he recalls. "I ate with my eyes closed."
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Staying warm while sharing good news
When it's cold outside, it's nice to stay by a warm fire and spend time with the people with you. This is the perfect time to share about Christ for our missionaries in the cold of Asia.
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Offering Hope
What would you sacrifice to share the love of Christ with someone you've never met before?
Listen to the testimonies of a few of the Gospel for Asia supported women missionaries
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Reliable transportation on two wheels
Many GFA-supported missionaries spend arduous hours walking from one village to another.
With a bicycle a national missionary can visit three times as many villages in a day.
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Power of prayer
Prayer is the most powerful tool we, as believers, have. Let's partner with our brothers and sisters in Asia in prayer.
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Time is short
Over 80,000 people die every day in Asian countries without knowing about the love of Jesus Christ.
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They desire to love others
This missionary and his wife spend everyday praying for and loving the people around them in Jesus' name.
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Looking for hope
The women of Asia are some of the most degraded, abused, and oppressed in the world; women who are desperate for hope and freedom.
Sponsor a woman missionary and help share the love of Christ with woman in Asia this Christmas.
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Continually a faithful witness
Passing out tracts, Engaging in personal evangelism, and visiting house to house, national missionaries are committed to reaching their own people with the Gospel.
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Reaching thousands
A heavy duty vehicle can help five missionaries and their equipment travel to remote villages with the Gospel.
During this holiday season, bless a team of missionaries by donating a vehicle for their use.
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Sharing Christ with the lost
Giving a simple tract may be all that it takes to win a soul to Christ!
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Are your ambitions and goals worth a billion souls?
Both husband and wife have given the rest of their lives to reach the lost in Asia. Follow in their example: even if you can't take the Good News to Asia yourself, you can still make a difference for eternity.
Learn more by watching this video about Gospel for Asia's home team staff.
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Carrying the Gospel farther
Removing the daunting task of walking to far-off villages, a bicycle can help a missionary reach remote people with the Gospel.
Help a missionary tell more people about Christ than ever before!
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Making eternal impact
Gospel tracts are easy to distribute, can be given to anyone, and have been instrumental in bringing thousands of people to Jesus!
Make eternal impact in an inexpensive way by giving Gospel tracts.
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Traveling doesn't have to be a burden
For a national missionary on foot, traveling to remote villages for outreach is almost impossible. But with a bicycle, traveling is no longer a burden, and more people can hear the Gospel!
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An example of faithfulness
Every morning, this pastor and his family study God's word and pray for the mission field together.
Find out about ways you can follow in their example of faithful prayer.
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A hopeless life
This man could be one of the 80,000 people who will die today without ever having heard about Jesus.
You can give hope to people like this man— send a national missionary today.
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Ready for the field.
Ninety-eight percent of these graduates minister in places where the Good News has never been shared before. Frequently, Bible college graduates will establish a fellowship within their first year in the field.
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New house, new hope
After losing everything they have, these people can smile again because they now have Jesus and a new house.
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Finally Set Free
Pastor Samuel was in prison for his faith in Christ. Now, after years of prayer and perseverance, he has been set free!
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Be part of the transformation.
In the west we sometimes spend "our" money on things we don’t need. Invest your money in something that can impact eternity; for $1 you can provide 200 Gospel tracts, allowing more people in Asia the chance to know Jesus.
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GFA’s Bible College students live a servant lifestyle
“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:43-45
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The missionary behind the microphone
Where there is not a physical missionary, radio is one of the quickest and most cost-effective ways to reach people with the love of Christ!
Find out the different ways you can pray for these missionaries behind the microphone
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This is no ordinary leaflet
Gospel tracts are one of the most effective ways to share the love of Christ. Missionaries can carry hundreds in their bags to pass out to everyone they meet.
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Believers Need Your Help
Sometimes the choice to follow Christ results in isolation from the community; other times it means intense persecution.
November 3 is International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
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She's valuable before God.
Did you know that over 50,000 female children are aborted every month in South Asia? Females are the last to eat and the most likely to be illiterate. They're the first to work as child laborers, and sometimes even sold to become one of the 1.2 million child prostitutes.
Watch the video about how Women Missionaries are reaching Asian women for Christ.
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Less time, more people.
A tool like a bicycle multiplies ministry – missionaries are able to share the love of Christ with more people than ever before.
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Growing in Him
Every Sunday morning, they leave everything to gather together to worship and grow in Jesus. They are hungry to know Him.
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Now is the time
“I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” John 4:35
Read stories about how the fields are ripe for harvest in Asia.
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Winter is coming!
With no heating, blankets or warm place, firewood is used to keep warm during cold winters.
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Little tools that help Missionaries!
Sometimes we forget about the little things that help spread the Good News through Asia. Such as technology, like radios, computers, dvd players, etc.
Read the story of how God used these tools to change not just a family, but also an entire village!
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The unreached need to be reached!
2.7 billion people on earth today have never heard the name of Jesus Christ, they need the true hope and peace only found in Christ.
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Having fellowship as the body of Christ!
“Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” Acts 2:46-47
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Gospel on the wheels
Travelling from village to village, even in the worst conditions, with the purpose of bringing the Good News of salvation.
They are reaching the villages with The Good News at any cost. You can reach the lost with them!
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Be ready at all times.
Literature is one of the most effective ways to share about Jesus. Sometimes through Gospel literature, people see Scripture for the first time.
Your gift of $1 will provide 200 Gospel tracts for a GFA-supported missionary to share.
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Invisible Missionary!
The invisible missionary travels through airwaves to places where it is difficult to travel, giving people the opportunity to know Jesus.
See how can God use Invisible Missionaries to change villages!
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Trained to be effective
Bible college students look for guidance every day through the Word of God and constant times of prayer to be effective in reaching more women for Christ.
See how women who need to know about the love of Christ are being reached.
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Waiting to hear for the very first time!
“How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” – Romans 10:14
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Using different skills for His Glory!
Dramas, films, praying for sick people, etc. These are just a few things that Gospel for Asia mobile teams do as they travel from village to village sharing God's love.
Read more about the life of the mobile team and how you can be part of change lives in Asia!
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Able to share more than before
Hours that this missionary once spent walking can now be used to share the Gospel in new villages, thanks to a bicycle!
Learn more about how you can help a missionary farther his ministry with a bicycle.
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Willing to die for Christ
This national missionary is committed to reaching the lost, even if it means laying down his life for Christ's sake.
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For the hearts of men
This missionary rides his bicycle to tea estates and distant villages with one purpose: to share God's love and win hearts for Christ!
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Bringing the Gospel farther
With the help of a bicycle, a missionary can reach three times as many villages than he could on foot.
Learn more about the usefulness of bicycles for missionaries.
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Faster on two wheels
With a bicycle, this missionary can therefore go and make disciples of more nations than she could on foot!
Learn more about why a bicycle makes a great Christmas gift for a missionary.
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When a missionary has a bicycle
He can take the Gospel further than ever before, and share Jesus' love with those who have never heard.
Read this story about a missionary whose ministry grew dramatically because of a bicycle.
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Growing his work
A bicycle is a wonderful tool that can help missionaries share the Gospel with more people.
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A smile comes to his face
Because of the bicycle that can take him farther to share the Gospel with the people God loves.
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Finding strength in God
This missionary and his wife find strength in God through prayer.
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Furthering the ministry
A bicycle helps further the outreach of a missionary - so he can tell more people about Jesus!
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Able to go farther
Bicycles enable missionaries to go faster and farther in sharing the Gospel.
Learn how your kids can get involved in reaching the lost - while riding their bikes!
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Reaching the most unreached in Nepal
Our missionaries go to the ends of the earth to reach the most unreached, in this case, Nepal.
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Their life can be hard
Women missionaries are courageous and face adversity.
Find out more about bible women, read some of their stories.
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Sharing the Good News
Husband and wife sharing Christ among the unreached.
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